Over the years, there have been some truly incredible musicians.

On the other hand, you may only listen to classical composers like Beethoven or Mozart. For those who like soulful music, there are so many different artists to choose from—still, few are as powerful and consistently moving as Nina Simone.

Though it goes without saying, Nina Simone was known as the High Priestess of Soul for a reason!

He begins by gently strumming his guitar before setting into the lyrics as well.

To begin, he drags out every single one of the lines as slowly as he possibly can, making sure everyone in the room feels the full emotion of every syllable and note. It doesn’t take much time to have everyone in the room on the edges of their seats.

Still, the best is yet to come!

After he has everyone in the room in the palm of his hand, he starts to approach the chorus.

Though he built up so much tension up to that point, Smith lets it all lose as he voice soars over the words of the chorus. Finally, he starts strumming more rapidly and picking up energy and the whole crowd is cheering him along.